Old Hound
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Credit to Turner and Wicker for actually drawing a line here; he's also tacitly confirming they feel they were lied to, which would further explain why they're coming off the top rope
Rep. Mike Turner on the double strike to comply with Hegseth's orders: "If that occurred, that would be very serious and I agree that would be an illegal act…This is completely outside of anything that has been discussed with Congress and there is an ongoing investigation."
November 30, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Credit to Turner and Wicker for actually drawing a line here; he's also tacitly confirming they feel they were lied to, which would further explain why they're coming off the top rope
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This is not some kind of "gotcha" moment for the antivaxxers. Dear Dr Prasad, SHOW US THE EVIDENCE and HOW YOU ASSESSED CAUSALITY.
Also, explain why this is only a USA phenomenon.
Until these questions are answered, this is more RFK Jr nonsense, akin to recent CDC shenanigans.
Also, explain why this is only a USA phenomenon.
Until these questions are answered, this is more RFK Jr nonsense, akin to recent CDC shenanigans.
November 30, 2025 at 2:29 AM
This is not some kind of "gotcha" moment for the antivaxxers. Dear Dr Prasad, SHOW US THE EVIDENCE and HOW YOU ASSESSED CAUSALITY.
Also, explain why this is only a USA phenomenon.
Until these questions are answered, this is more RFK Jr nonsense, akin to recent CDC shenanigans.
Also, explain why this is only a USA phenomenon.
Until these questions are answered, this is more RFK Jr nonsense, akin to recent CDC shenanigans.
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Bottom line
-VAERS is an early-warning system, not evidence of risk.
-It contains unverified, unfiltered, and often irrelevant reports.
-It cannot establish causation, calculate risk, or reflect real frequencies of vaccine injuries.
[9/9]
-VAERS is an early-warning system, not evidence of risk.
-It contains unverified, unfiltered, and often irrelevant reports.
-It cannot establish causation, calculate risk, or reflect real frequencies of vaccine injuries.
[9/9]
November 30, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Bottom line
-VAERS is an early-warning system, not evidence of risk.
-It contains unverified, unfiltered, and often irrelevant reports.
-It cannot establish causation, calculate risk, or reflect real frequencies of vaccine injuries.
[9/9]
-VAERS is an early-warning system, not evidence of risk.
-It contains unverified, unfiltered, and often irrelevant reports.
-It cannot establish causation, calculate risk, or reflect real frequencies of vaccine injuries.
[9/9]
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Polish PM Tusk reminded allies that NATO was founded to defend against Soviet/Russian aggression through solidarity, not selfish interests, expressing hope these principles remain unchanged.
November 29, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Polish PM Tusk reminded allies that NATO was founded to defend against Soviet/Russian aggression through solidarity, not selfish interests, expressing hope these principles remain unchanged.
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Tom Stoppard (b. Tomas Straussler), 1937-2025.
What an interesting and talented playwright! On hearing of his death, I was struck by the thought that one should be grateful that he was given the time to write his last and perhaps most personal play, Leopoldstadt.
May his memory be a blessing.
What an interesting and talented playwright! On hearing of his death, I was struck by the thought that one should be grateful that he was given the time to write his last and perhaps most personal play, Leopoldstadt.
May his memory be a blessing.
November 29, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Tom Stoppard (b. Tomas Straussler), 1937-2025.
What an interesting and talented playwright! On hearing of his death, I was struck by the thought that one should be grateful that he was given the time to write his last and perhaps most personal play, Leopoldstadt.
May his memory be a blessing.
What an interesting and talented playwright! On hearing of his death, I was struck by the thought that one should be grateful that he was given the time to write his last and perhaps most personal play, Leopoldstadt.
May his memory be a blessing.
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Reminder: Check your local used video game store's social media accounts to see if they have some kind of sale today. They'll usually have one this weekend. Also, follow them to stay up to date on what sales they have year round.
November 29, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Reminder: Check your local used video game store's social media accounts to see if they have some kind of sale today. They'll usually have one this weekend. Also, follow them to stay up to date on what sales they have year round.
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Quokkas can’t juggle but they do enjoy watching
November 29, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Quokkas can’t juggle but they do enjoy watching
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In a grim world, this story is a necessary source of joy and laughter.
news.sky.com/story/jeremy...
news.sky.com/story/jeremy...
Jeremy Corbyn declines to call Zarah Sultana a friend as Your Party holds first conference
Ms Sultana had previously claimed she was being "sidelined" by a "sexist boys' club" within the fledgling party.
news.sky.com
November 29, 2025 at 12:20 PM
In a grim world, this story is a necessary source of joy and laughter.
news.sky.com/story/jeremy...
news.sky.com/story/jeremy...
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“In days after Alaska, a European intel agency distributed a hard-copy report in an envelope to some of the continent’s most senior national security officials, who were shocked by the contents: Inside were details of the commercial and economic plans the Trump admin had been pursuing with Russia.”
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
www.wsj.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:44 AM
“In days after Alaska, a European intel agency distributed a hard-copy report in an envelope to some of the continent’s most senior national security officials, who were shocked by the contents: Inside were details of the commercial and economic plans the Trump admin had been pursuing with Russia.”
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So the same MAGA propagandists who cheer Trump's summary execution of people on small boats in the Caribbean, on grounds that this supposedly prevents drugs from entering the homeland, will also cheer this pardon because ...
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"We blow up ‘alleged’ drug boats in the Caribbean but pardon actually convicted drug traffickers in the U.S. Someone help me make sense of this.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
Trump Announces Pardon for Honduran Ex-President Convicted in Drug Case
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:43 AM
So the same MAGA propagandists who cheer Trump's summary execution of people on small boats in the Caribbean, on grounds that this supposedly prevents drugs from entering the homeland, will also cheer this pardon because ...
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???
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h/t @adamwren.bsky.social
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
November 28, 2025 at 8:57 PM
h/t @adamwren.bsky.social
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
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America, It's Not You, It's...
November 28, 2025 at 7:11 PM
America, It's Not You, It's...
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So the order for the US military to launch these deadly Caribbean boat strikes was straightforwardly illegal under US and international law, immoral under long established standards, and on top of that, terrible strategy.
Not maybe. Not got to check with a lawyer. Unambiguous. Blatant. Deliberate.
Not maybe. Not got to check with a lawyer. Unambiguous. Blatant. Deliberate.
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:08 PM
So the order for the US military to launch these deadly Caribbean boat strikes was straightforwardly illegal under US and international law, immoral under long established standards, and on top of that, terrible strategy.
Not maybe. Not got to check with a lawyer. Unambiguous. Blatant. Deliberate.
Not maybe. Not got to check with a lawyer. Unambiguous. Blatant. Deliberate.
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Oh my. When you've lost the Babylon Bee …
November 28, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Oh my. When you've lost the Babylon Bee …
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Meanwhile, they keep blaming Biden for the botched withdrawal on a timeline set up by Trump and then granting asylum to someone whose final go-ahead to stay was signed off on by the Trump administration.
November 28, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Meanwhile, they keep blaming Biden for the botched withdrawal on a timeline set up by Trump and then granting asylum to someone whose final go-ahead to stay was signed off on by the Trump administration.
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National Guard aren’t ICE or Border Patrol. They didn’t sign up looking to harass and repress people. They’re volunteers, part time, in case of emergency. They didn’t ask for this.
West Virginia National Guard shouldn’t have been deployed in Washington DC.
Victims of the shooter and the president.
West Virginia National Guard shouldn’t have been deployed in Washington DC.
Victims of the shooter and the president.
November 28, 2025 at 3:06 AM
National Guard aren’t ICE or Border Patrol. They didn’t sign up looking to harass and repress people. They’re volunteers, part time, in case of emergency. They didn’t ask for this.
West Virginia National Guard shouldn’t have been deployed in Washington DC.
Victims of the shooter and the president.
West Virginia National Guard shouldn’t have been deployed in Washington DC.
Victims of the shooter and the president.
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Reminds me of this one for the Spring 😂
November 27, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Reminds me of this one for the Spring 😂
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Ahead of launching a war on Venezuela, the US would like to announce that no one in Venezuela should help US forces, it'd be stupid to do so, the US will denigrate you and screw you over no matter how much you help, and blame you if even one Venezuelan who also helped the US ever does something bad.
CIA statement about the Afghan man identified as the gunman who shot two National Guardsmen in Washington
November 27, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Ahead of launching a war on Venezuela, the US would like to announce that no one in Venezuela should help US forces, it'd be stupid to do so, the US will denigrate you and screw you over no matter how much you help, and blame you if even one Venezuelan who also helped the US ever does something bad.
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As L'Affair Nuzzi discourse continues I want to address two objections I've seen from reporters. Roughly
1. Lizza and Nuzzi are destroying public trust in journalism
2. Outside of prestige media (NYT politics beat etc) we're not like this.
And I think these fundamentally misunderstand the public.
1. Lizza and Nuzzi are destroying public trust in journalism
2. Outside of prestige media (NYT politics beat etc) we're not like this.
And I think these fundamentally misunderstand the public.
November 27, 2025 at 3:29 PM
As L'Affair Nuzzi discourse continues I want to address two objections I've seen from reporters. Roughly
1. Lizza and Nuzzi are destroying public trust in journalism
2. Outside of prestige media (NYT politics beat etc) we're not like this.
And I think these fundamentally misunderstand the public.
1. Lizza and Nuzzi are destroying public trust in journalism
2. Outside of prestige media (NYT politics beat etc) we're not like this.
And I think these fundamentally misunderstand the public.
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When other professions go through this they have mechanisms to declare the offenders persona non grata. Without claiming that they work fast or well, the medical community still kicked out Andrew Wakefield and the lawyers disbarred Giuliani.
Y'all have mostly been insulting Lizza's prose.
Y'all have mostly been insulting Lizza's prose.
November 27, 2025 at 3:43 PM
When other professions go through this they have mechanisms to declare the offenders persona non grata. Without claiming that they work fast or well, the medical community still kicked out Andrew Wakefield and the lawyers disbarred Giuliani.
Y'all have mostly been insulting Lizza's prose.
Y'all have mostly been insulting Lizza's prose.
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Canadians, cast your vote for Canadian word of the year!
And if you haven't already, check out the spectacular Dictionary of Canadianisms on Historical Principles (OED-style), which published its third edition in May dchp.arts.ubc.ca
And if you haven't already, check out the spectacular Dictionary of Canadianisms on Historical Principles (OED-style), which published its third edition in May dchp.arts.ubc.ca
2025 has been an eventful year for Canada's identity. To commemorate the year, The Society for Canadian English is choosing a 2025 word of the year (CWOTY), based on the Dictionary of Canadianisms on Historical Principles.
Have your say: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Have your say: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
November 27, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Canadians, cast your vote for Canadian word of the year!
And if you haven't already, check out the spectacular Dictionary of Canadianisms on Historical Principles (OED-style), which published its third edition in May dchp.arts.ubc.ca
And if you haven't already, check out the spectacular Dictionary of Canadianisms on Historical Principles (OED-style), which published its third edition in May dchp.arts.ubc.ca
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This was an avoidable tragedy. There will be so many more with anti-vaxxers now in charge of our healthcare policy.
November 26, 2025 at 9:33 PM
This was an avoidable tragedy. There will be so many more with anti-vaxxers now in charge of our healthcare policy.
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look maybe this is all horseshit but I feel like WE COULD HAVE USED THIS INFORMATION EARLIER
November 26, 2025 at 9:16 PM
look maybe this is all horseshit but I feel like WE COULD HAVE USED THIS INFORMATION EARLIER